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After laying an egg at home against the lowly Canucks, the Rangers hit the road for their annual trip through Western Canada. First stop on the trip is Calgary, where the Flames and their Vancouver-esque record await. This is another trap game for the Rangers, as Calgary is a pretty bad team as well.
The Flames have some top end skill, but haven’t found a consistent winger that fits with Johnny Hockey and Boring Monahan. It’s been a rotation for the first 15 games of the year for Calgary, and outside of those two and their top three blue liners, this team is a train wreck.
So yes, it’s a trap game.
Flames Systems
Glen Gulutzan is the new guy in Calgary, and I honestly know nothing about him or the systems he runs. I googled searched a bit and came up empty as well. So, this section is a work in progress.
Flames Lines
Johnny Gaudreau-Sean Monahan-Alex Chiasson
Michael Ferlund-Mikael Backlund-Michael Frolik
Hunter Shinkaruk-Sam Bennett-Troy Brouwer
Linden Vey-Matt Stajan-Freddie Hamilton
Mark Giordano-TJ Brodie
Jyrki Jokipakka-Dougie Hamilton
Brett Kulak-Deryk Engelland
PP1: Chiasson-Bennett-Monahan-Gaudreau-Giordano
PP2: Ferlund-Backlund-Brouwer-Brodie-Hamilton
Brian Elliott gets the start.
Rangers Lines:
Pavel Buchnevich–Mika Zibanejad–Mats Zuccarello
Chris Kreider–Derek Stepan–Rick Nash
Jimmy Vesey–Kevin Hayes–J.T. Miller
Michael Grabner–Brandon Pirri–Jesper Fast
Ryan McDonagh–Dan Girardi
Marc Staal–Brady Skjei
Nick Holden–Kevin Klein
PP1: DJ ZBad-Miller-Pirri-Zucc-McDonagh
PP2: Nash-Stepan-Vesey-Hayes-Girardi
Henrik Lundqvist gets the start.
Injuries/Scratches: Josh Jooris (shoulder), Adam Clendening (healthy), Oscar Lindberg (healthy)
Crazy Prediction: Pirri scores twice.
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